Kinship Care Alliance: Executive Committee
Terms of reference
Formation
- The wider KCA membership shall agree members of executive committee
- When determining who is on the executive committee, KCA members are:
- determining the organisation that is sitting on the committee; and
- may also be determining the particular role that a committee member will have (e.g. to provide expertise in relation to a particular issue/area; to lead on a specific stream of committee activity
- An organisation can have more than one member on the executive committee (However, one organisation, one vote” and consensus based decision-making will apply, see below).
Term of office: three years
Size of the Executive Committee: KCA Chair plus a maximum of 6 others
Decision-making
- Committee decision-making shall be by consensus on a “one organisation, one vote” basis
- In the absence of consensus, the matter/issue at hand shall go to full membership for further discussion
- External individuals/organisations may be invited to attend to discuss a particular issue or help to inform the committee’s decisions and decision-making.
Frequency and form of meetings
- One month prior to each full KCA membership meeting
- Meetings to be virtual or in person as appropriate.
Function of the Executive Committee
- Agreeing a work plan
- Delivering a work plan
- Evaluation of the work plan
- To promote the engagement of KCA members.
Current membership of the Executive Committee
- Chair of the Kinship Care Alliance: John Simmonds (Director of Research and Policy, CoramBaaf)
- Cathy Ashley (Chief Executive, Family Rights Group)
- Lucy Peake (Chief Executive, Grandparents Plus)
- Enza Smith (Kinship Carers UK)
- Jessica Johnston (Legal Adviser, Family Rights Group) to service the Executive Committee including in relation to legal and policy advice.
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